African manatee  (Trichechus senegalensis)

Facts

Also known as:West African manatee and seacow
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Sirenia
Family Trichechidae
Genus Trichechus (1)
Size Length: 3 – 4 m (2)
Weight up to 500 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3).